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Firecore has finally released aTV Flash (black) Release Candidate 1 for the Apple TV 2. RC1 adds a number of new features including a brand new ‘grid view’ browsing mode (allows you to browse through media by simply viewing a grid of posters, instead of a list), huge subtitle related improvements, support for Apple TV 4.4 (iOS 5), and other performance and playback related improvements.

Here is the complete list of new features and improvements:

Added grid view and pre-playback view options

Added bulk metadata fetching with growl-like status

Added fetched names in list view

Added hardware decoding for .m2ts files

Added support for embedded subtitles (MKV, M4V, etc…)

Added support for ISO (DVD) files

Added TV Show metadata fetching

Added metadata correction for Movies and TV Shows

Added movie title in Top Shelf (instead of filename)

Added DSI ping for better operation with AFP shares

Added folder tagging

Added metadata view indicator

Added support for metadata overriding using xml files

Added DVD menu buffering

Added support for subtitles with invalid timestamps

Added support for AppleTV 4.4 (iOS 5)

Added subtitle ‘Weight’ setting

Added option to show/hide local files

Improved data buffering and playback performance

Improved XSUB subtitle support

Improved network error handling

Improved filename parsing for metadata fetching

Improved NAS drives support and increased connection timeout

Improved video loading process

Improved DVD menu handling

Improved playback position detection

Improved memory footprint

Improved SMB share handling

Resolved DVD subtitle issues

Resolved Voiceover related issues

Resolved audio synchronization issues

Resolved problems when streaming from an AirPort Extreme

Resolved AFP related issue when resuming after a long pause

Resolved issues that caused the first subtitle section to be skipped

Resolved performance and crash related issues for certain DVD files

Resolved audio playback issues when the connection to Last.fm fails

Resolved potential issues in shares handling and filename processing

Resolved AFP related crashes

Resolved .dvdmedia extensions and folder images not hiding

Resolved floating crash during metadata fetching

Resolved various cloud backup issues

Many other miscellaneous fixes

RC1 is available through the Downloads tab in your account. If you’re already running aTV Flash (black) on your Apple TV all the new features can be installed through the Maintenance –> Manage Extras menu.